大種

Chinese

big; great; huge
big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor
 
to plant; to cultivate; kind
to plant; to cultivate; kind; type; race; breed; seed; species (taxonomy)
 
trad. (大種)
simp. (大种)

Etymology

Calque of Sanskrit महाभूत (mahābhūta), from महा (mahā) +‎ भूत (bhūta).

Pronunciation


Proper noun

大種

  1. (Buddhism) the Great Elements, viz. earth (), water (shuǐ), fire (huǒ), and air (fēng)